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What is the best way to keep a white marble bathtub clean?

Wed, Aug 31, 2022 marble bathtub, cleaning, soap, cleaners, shampoo 0 0 356 0/5 (0 Vote)

Q. What is the best way to clean a white marble bathtub? What is the best way to keep it clean? What shampoos and soaps should be used by people in marble bathtubs? A. The shampoos, soaps, and cleaners you use can damage, stain, or diminish the... Read More

Etched Travertine Dining Room Table

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Mon, Oct 26, 2015 etched travertine, travertine, travertine dining room table, cat vomit, acid etch, Marble Polishing Powder 0 0 591 0/5 (0 Vote)

Q: We have a travertine dining room table. One of our cats got sick on it the other night. The next morning when we cleaned up the vomit, because of the acid in his stomach, it left a small stain about the size of a dollar bill. Is there a way to... Read More

How to Remove Fruit Stain on Granite

Wed, Sep 2, 2015 granite stain, etching natural stone, poultice to remove stain 0 0 325 0/5 (0 Vote)

Q. We have a stain on our granite top caused by a bag of peaches. The bag leaked and caused a stain in the granite. What do we use to make a mix to remove the stain? A. The discoloration on your granite may be a stain, or it may be an etch. The... Read More

How to remove white spots on marble

Thu, Apr 23, 2009 marble cleaning, marble etching, etch marks, repair marble 0 0 357 0/5 (0 Vote)

Q. I recently washed the mirrors about the marble or granite tiles with vinegar. Now there are spots on the tiles. Is there a way to remove these? It feels a little rough on the top of the spots as if the coating came off a bit. What can I do? A.... Read More

limestone tile cleaner

Thu, Jan 15, 2009 limestone, neutral cleaner, etching 0 0 360 0/5 (0 Vote)

Q. What is the best cleaner to use on limestone floors? The floors in my bathroom are starting to look very dirty, with grayish marks and spots all over. A. It sounds like your floors have been etched -- probably by using an acid based cleaner. Many... Read More

Is granite sensitive to acids?

Wed, Feb 28, 2007 granite, acid, rust removers 0 0 356 5/5 (1 Vote)

Q. Is granite sensitive to acids? A. Unlike marble, granite is not a calcite based stone and is not generally vulnerable to acids. However, some stones, even though they are marketed as granite, may in fact have calcium in their makeup. Furthermore,... Read More

How do I determine the the hardness of marble?

Thu, Jan 20, 2022 0 0 658 0/5 (0 Vote)

All minerals have a certain hardness. The hardness of a mineral is determined by performing a scratch test. A scratch test is based on the Moh’s scale of hardness. A German scientist invented this scale by taking several known, pure minerals... Read More

What are those white dots on my white marble?

Sat, Jan 7, 2023 white dots on marble 0 0 472 0/5 (0 Vote)

Q. What are those white dots on my white marble? A. This article, by Frederick M. Hueston, Stone Forensics, provides the answer.Have you ever wondered what those white dots are on white marble? You sometimes see thousands of them in high... Read More

What to do about holes in travertine tile

Tue, Dec 23, 2008 filling holes in travertine, travertine fill, sealing traverting, resealing travertine 0 0 403 0/5 (0 Vote)

Q. We had travertine tile installed 1 1/2 years ago and I had a hole open up and it is gradually getting bigger and now a 2nd hole has opened up too. Don't know what has caused it? Need to know how to fix it? We had it sealed when it was done...... Read More

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